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TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY Ili Trilogy THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY iLI Trilogy Trisha Brown, chorégraphie Dave Douglas, musique 16 au 19 novembre 2000 Document de communication du Festival d'Automne à Paris - tous droits réservés Trisha Brown Dance Company EL TRILOGY Five Part Weather Invention Rupture to Leon James Groove and Countermove Trisha Brown, chorégraphie Dave Douglas, musique Terry Winters, décors et costumes Jennifer Tipton, lumières Jeudi 16, vendredi 17, samedi 18, dimanche 19 novembre 2000, 20h dimanche 19 novembre 2000, 15h 5 représentations Service de presse - Nathalie Sergent Tél :01 49 52 50 70 - Fax :01 49 52 07 41 e-mail : [email protected] Document de communication du Festival d'Automne à Paris - tous droits réservés El Trilogy Depuis le début des années 1970 et la création de sa compagnie, Trisha Brown n'a cessé d'influencer le ballet contemporain, proposant un vocabu- Renseignements pratiquesp. 4 laire chorégraphique réinventé à chaque uvre. Ces dernières années, elle a entamé un cycle illustrant les relations de la danse et de la musique. Inaugu- Five Part Weather Inventionp. 5 rées par une pièce sur L'Offlande musicale de Bach, ses recherches se sont Rupture to Leon Jamesp. 6 Groove and Countermovep. 7 poursuivies avec les quatuors à cordes de Webern puis avec sa magnifique mise en scène de L'Orfeo de Monteverdi (créée à la Monnaie de Bruxelles au Trisha Brown, à propos d'El Trilogyp. 8 printemps 1998 et présentée par la suite entre autres au festival d'Aix-en- El Jubilation Trilogy, par Denise Luccionip. 10 Provence et au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). Sa nouvelle création est consacrée à une exploration du "new jazz", menée en complicité avec le trompettiste et compositeur Dave Douglas. L'équipe de production Après les représentations dans le cadre d'Octobre en Normandie (18 et 19 Trisha Brown octobre), El Trilogy, un spectacle en trois parties (Five Part Weather Inven- et la Trisha Brown Dance Companyp. 12 tion - Rupture to Leon James - Groove and Countermove) sera présenté, en Dave Douglasp. 14 collaboration avec le Festival d'Automne à Paris, le temps de cinq Terry Wintersp. 15 représentations au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (16 au 19 novembre). Jennifer Tiptonp. 15 Coréalisation Théâtre des Champs-Élysées / Festival d'Automne à Paris La Caisse des dépôts et consignations soutient le Théâtre des Champs-Élysées pour l'ensemble de sa programmation. 3 Document de communication du Festival d'Automne à Paris - tous droits réservés EL TRILOGY EL TRILOGY Five Part Weather Invention (1999) Rupture to Leon James (1999) FIVE PART WEATHER INVENTION (1999) Groove and Countermove (2000) Aerial Maneuvers - Aria 1 - Bounding fines- Scherzo - Aria 2 Musique interprétée par Charms of Night Sky Chorégraphie Trisha Brown Dave Douglas, trompette Musique Dave Douglas Greg Cohen, contrebasse Décors et costumes Terry Winters Guy Klucevsek, accordéon Lumières Jennifer Tipton Mark Feldman, violon Durée du spectacle : environ 1h30 (sans entracte) Danseurs Kathleen Fisher, Mariah Maloney, Brandi Norton, Seth Parker, Le spectacle El Trilogy, composé de trois pièces, est présenté sans entracte. Stacy Matthew Spence, Todd Stone, Katrina Thompson, Deux brefs solos rythment les deux pauses entre chaque partie, sans sortie du Keith Thompson, Abigail Yager public. Durée : 20 minutes Jeudi 16, vendredi 17, samedi 18, Trisha Brown renouvelle sa recherche au coeur même du cycle, puisqu'elle dimanche 19 novembre 2000, 20h se lance à la découverte du jazz. L'ceuvre, une trilogie, repose sur la musique Dimanche 19 novembre, 15h du trompettiste et compositeur Dave Douglas. Le mur du fond figure une 5 représentations partition musicale raturée. Un spectre de couleurs y joue le rôle de frontispice. Habillés de rouge, jaune et bleu, les danseurs signifient des notes chromati- Tarifs : 250, 200, 150, 100, 75, 50* ques. Les groupes évoluent en suivant les pulsations d'un jazz improvisé. C'est * places à mauvaise visibilité donc sur un quasi pied d'égalité qu'eux-mêmes inventent des gestes, donnant Location pour le public : 01 49 52 50 50 l'illusion de s'arc-bouter sur la partition en fond de scène. On dirait une por- tée musicale hérissée de bras, comme il s'en trouve sur des écrans de magné- tophone, avec passage au rouge. Les danseurs se meuvent de gauche à droite, se "cassent la figure", en des bûches faussement involontaires calquées sur les dérapages de la trompette. Sur une ligne au saxophone qui rend son dernier El Trilogy est présenté dans le cadre dufestival Octobre en Normandie Saint- souffle, les corps passés au noir, brûlent leurs ultimes cartouches, comme Étienne-du-Rouvray, près de Rouen autant de notes carbonisées de l'intérieur. Mercredi 18 octobre, 20h30 Murielle Steinmetz, L'Humanité, 14 déc. 1999 Jeudi 19 octobre, 19h30 La représentation du 19 octobresera suivie d'un concert de Dave Douglas et de son groupe Charms of NightSky à partir de 22h. Création :11 novembre 1999, De Singel, Anvers (Belgique) À noter égalementque La Trisha Brown Dance Company sera présente au Five Part Weather Invention est une commande du Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Théâtre des Gémeaux de Sceaux les Coproduit par De Singel Antwerp, Luzernertanz Choreographic Centre / 20 et 21 octobre prochain avec au pro- Luzernertheater et le Festival de Danse de Cannes. gramme For MG. (1991), Newark (1987)et Rapture to Lean James (2000). Avec le soutien de la Andrew W. Mellon Foundation et du National Endowment for the Arts. Maartin Van Severen Chairs courtesy of Rolf Fehlbaum, VITRA. 4 5 Document de communication du Festival d'Automne à Paris - tous droits réservés EL TRILOGY EL TRILOGY RAPTURE TO LEON JAMES (2000) GROOVE AND COUNTERMOVE (2000) Musique interprétée par Musique interprétée par Dave Douglas, trompette Greg Tardy, saxophone ténor et clarinette Dave Douglas, trompette Greg Cohen, contrebasse Greg Cohen, contrebasse Susie Ibarra, percussions Guy Klucevsek, accordéon Mark Feldman, violon Danseurs Susie Ibarra, percussions Kathleen Fisher, Mariah Maloney, Brandi Norton, Seth Parker, Danseurs Stacy Matthew Spence, Todd Stone, Katrina Thompson, Keith Thompson, Abigail Yager Kathleen Fisher, Sandra Grinberg, Mariah Maloney, Brandi Norton, Seth Durée 24 minutes Parker, Stacy Matthew Spence, Todd Stone, Katrina Thompson, Keith Thompson, Abigail Yager Leon James (1913 - 1970) fut un célèbre "Lindy Hopper", appartenant à ... D'abord les mouvements se déploient doucement, dans une grande décon- l'élite des meilleurs danseurs basés à l'Hôtel Savoy à Harlem aucours de son traction. Deux danseurs tressent de magnifiques noeuds de leurs corps, com- apogée à la fin des années 30. Le Savoy avait une réputation anti-ségréga- me si un agréable fluide chaud ou froid traversait leurs membres. Puis petit à tioniste. Ainsi, des formations de jazz de tous styles évoluaient côte à côte, les petit, les pas de danse et les figures sont brisés par des lignes plus hachées, musiciens et les danseurs se défiant et se confrontant sans cesse à de nouvelles comme deux contrepoints parallèles. La danse s'épanouit autour de la improvisations. James fut le "Roi du Savoy, et à ce titre, il avait le privilège musique de Dave Douglas avec une maîtrise étonnante, de telle sorte que les de danser le dernier tous les soirs. Il était plus particulièrement admirépour enchaînements surprennent toujours. Du prologue éclatant à l'humour ses solos improvisés et ses ruptures envers la tradition. insouciant, les lignes mélodiques donnent aux danses de Trisha Brown une magie irremplaçable Eva Fucher, Neue Luzerner Zatung, 30 sept. 2000 Création : 17 février 2000, Eisenhower Auditorium, The Kennedy Center, Washington (USA). Création : 29 juin 2000, American Dance Festival, Durham, Rapture ta Leon James est une commande de l'American Dance Festivalet du John E Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Doris Duke Millennium Awards for the Caroline du Nord (USA). Modem Dance & Jazz Music Collaborations. Groove and Contermove est une commande de l'American Dance Festival et du John E Avec le soutien du National Endowment fot the Arts, la AndrewW Mellon Foundation, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Doris Duke Millennium Awards for Modern Robert et jane Meyerhoff, Mrs. Roy E. O'Connor, TheCharles Engelhard Foundation Dance & Jazz Music Collaborations, le Festival Octobre en Normandie, le Luzenertanz et le Live Music for Dance. Program of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. Choregraphic Center / Luzernertheater, the National Endowment for the Arts. Cymbals in Terry Winters' setcourtesy of PAISTE. Coproduit par Skidmore Colleges' Office of the Dean of Special Programs et le NYSCA Technology Initiative. 6 7 Document de communication du Festival d'Automne à Paris - tous droits réservés À propos d'El Trilogy Après une longue période consacrée exclusivement à la mise en scène d'opéra La musique de Dave Douglas est riche et intellectuellement très fine. Com- (L'Orfeo de Monteverdi), je me suis tournée vers le jazz. Les récentes créa- me Terry Winters, il est un explorateur des formes originales. Sa musique tions de Five Part Weather Invention et de Rapture to Leon James sont comporte également une composante émotionnelle qui me touche particu- l'aboutissement d'un travail en collaboration avec Terry Winters, Dave lièrement, surtout après mon approche des récitatifs de L'Orfeo. C'est pour Douglas et Jennifer Tipton, et constituent les premières étapes d'une trilogie. lui (comme pour Terry Winters) une première collaboration avec la danse, Ce nouveau projet marque aussi mon retour à des formes chorégraphiques mais sa capacité à résoudre musicalement les problèmes rencontrés a joué un courtes, à des collaborations avec les arts plastiques et la musique live. rôle important dans le processus de création, notamment pour réduire le décalage entre le temps musical et le temps dansé. Nous avons travaillé à mi- Cette expérience m'a permis d'aborder avec les danseurs le travail d'impro- chemin entre deux repères, une part d'improvisation structurée d'un côté et visation à travers des "règles de conduite" qui garantissent la cohérence une part d'écriture totalement maîtrisée de l'autre, ces deux approches étant chorégraphique de chaque pièce.
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